The Louisiana Purchase. Always a topic seeming to float around and a subject to a lot of chatter. Not many others could have had the advantage to accompany the Discovery Corps on their mission to explore the new land. They would depart in 1803, and leave with the option of no return. With a mission to explore for the betterment of our country, who wouldn't want all of the glory and fame it would bring. Many people around me asked of my adventures or my viewpoint on my comrades. So I've channeled all of my findings into this paper. I'm sure Lewis had already spread around all the exotic new animals and plants, but perhaps it'd be better to hear from a fresh perspective.
Meriwether Lewis, probably the brains of this whole operation. From recording …show more content…
As an animal lover, it was hard not to gush over some of the strange new animals. My favorite was probably a fuzzy little creature called the raccoon. A black mask adorned their faces, and their entire body was a grey hue. Their tails were large and fluffy, with black rings circling them. Sadly, our first discovery was in a tribe's camp, as they had been trapped. They were then skinned, and their pelts were washed so they could be used as clothes or other apparel. As said by Lewis,"—the natives take a few of them in snares and dead falls, tho' appear not to value their skins much, but seldom prepare them for robes." When they were spotted else where, they would be seen scampering through trees and shrubs. They would hide in wild vegetation, and would steal from nests or berries from trees. There were numerous accounts of them, meaning their race was plentiful.
On July 16, 1805, we had come across a large land formation dubbed," Tower Rock." As the name implies, this massive hunk of land shot upwards towards the sky, towering above anything beneath it. It is located west of the Missouri River, and would take a blind man to miss it. It was a great accomplishment and was a great sign for us, that filled us with determination. When we climbed it Lewis spoke aloud as he wrote," Tower Rock...—from it I saw the immense herds of buffaloe in the plains below." It was surely a sight to
Meriwether Lewis, probably the brains of this whole operation. From recording …show more content…
As an animal lover, it was hard not to gush over some of the strange new animals. My favorite was probably a fuzzy little creature called the raccoon. A black mask adorned their faces, and their entire body was a grey hue. Their tails were large and fluffy, with black rings circling them. Sadly, our first discovery was in a tribe's camp, as they had been trapped. They were then skinned, and their pelts were washed so they could be used as clothes or other apparel. As said by Lewis,"—the natives take a few of them in snares and dead falls, tho' appear not to value their skins much, but seldom prepare them for robes." When they were spotted else where, they would be seen scampering through trees and shrubs. They would hide in wild vegetation, and would steal from nests or berries from trees. There were numerous accounts of them, meaning their race was plentiful.
On July 16, 1805, we had come across a large land formation dubbed," Tower Rock." As the name implies, this massive hunk of land shot upwards towards the sky, towering above anything beneath it. It is located west of the Missouri River, and would take a blind man to miss it. It was a great accomplishment and was a great sign for us, that filled us with determination. When we climbed it Lewis spoke aloud as he wrote," Tower Rock...—from it I saw the immense herds of buffaloe in the plains below." It was surely a sight to